Where does “lagoonal” come from?
lagoonal (English) comes from English lagoon, from French lagune, from Italian laguna, from Latin lacūna, from Latin lacus, from New Latin lacrimalis, from Latin lācrima, from Old Latin dacrima — eye bitter.
lagoonal (English): Of or pertaining to a lagoon, especially one...
Definitions
- Of or pertaining to a lagoon, especially one...
Ancestry of “lagoonal”, step by step
lagoonal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English lagoon
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | lagoon | A shallow body of water separated from deeper sea... |
| 2 | French | lagune | lagoon, shallow body of coastal water |
| 3 | Italian | laguna | lagoon |
| 4 | Latin | lacūna | a hole, pit, ditch; especially a pool, pond |
| 5 | Latin | lacus | a lake, pond, basin; reservoir; a tank, tub, vat,... |
| 6 | New Latin | lacrimalis | — |
| 7 | Latin | lācrima | a tear drop of liquid from crying |
| 8 | Old Latin | dacrima | tear |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | *d(r)(k)akrunā | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dáḱru- | tears; tear |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | dr̥ḱ-h₂eḱru- | eye bitter |